6 CEO Productivity Tips to Steal for Yourself

Everyone knows that leading a company is one of the toughest gigs around. Whether running a small business or a multi-national corporation, CEOs have to manage time, resources, and multiple demands while finding the time and head space to make decisions and plot strategies that will determine the course of their business.

Which means that they’ve developed some master systems and tricks to maximize their productivity.

So, why can’t we steal a few moves from their playbooks? Whether you aspire to run your own business or want to be more productive at your current job, check out this list of CEO-proven tips that you can apply to any facet of your life.

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Don’t Give It All Away At the Job Interview!

Most job-seekers make the mistake of throwing up all over the hiring manager on a job interview. They share every good idea they’ve ever had in hopes of impressing their future boss. They don’t realize that your value as a candidate doesn’t increase when you spill the contents of your brain across the conference room table. Your value decreases.

Consultants know better than to show up at a prospect’s office with great ideas to peddle. Once the client hears your ideas, why should s/he hire you? In the throes of delusion, the client believes s/he can implement your ideas without you.

Consultants hold back their ideas. They know that it wouldn’t be appropriate to share ideas on a first meeting, even if they already had the contract.

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Google hiring boss Laszlo Bock reveals simple tricks for job applicants

WHAT does it take to get a job at Google?

It’s a question that has kept aspiring techies guessing for years, with plenty of headlines dedicated to demystifying the hiring process at one of the world’s biggest companies.

First it wanted you to solve ridiculous riddles, then it admitted it was a mistake.

Now Google hiring boss Laszlo Bock, who is responsible for employing about 100 new staff each week, has revealed his top tips in the second part of a New York Timesinterview with Thomas Friedman Here’s what he had to say:

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11 Resume Myths Busted: Realities Revealed

Crafting the perfect résumé is a hard-enough challenge before trying to factor in all the myths there are about the process. However, some of those common myths — including your résumé can’t be more than one page or it’s OK to have some white lies on your résumé — hold very little water among companies looking to hire employees. To separate fact from fiction, several experts gave the truth behind some of their favorite myths on what companies look for in a résumé.

Myth: Grade point average is a top consideration

Truth: I don’t even consider it when I am interviewing potential employees. I know that a 4.0 can mean that you took relatively easy classes to pad your GPA. I also am aware that you can be excellent in your major and have non-related topics destroy your GPA. For me, that was Spanish and statistics, neither of which is necessary or relevant in my chosen line of work. What I am more interested in is examples of your work as a showcase of your ability. – Shelli Dallacqua, president, Shelten Media

Myth: Résumés should be one page.

Truth: Résumés are allowed to be two pages unless you are stretching the information. One page just isn’t enough, unless you are right out of school. — Jill MacFadyen, career and outplacement coach

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